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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kavita find out about Vivek's death?

2. What religion did Kavita convert to?

3. What does Vivek calle Ekene as a term of endearment?

4. Who finds Osita and brings him home in Part I?

5. Why does Vivek say Osita's love life is his business in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vivek ask of Osita in Part I that is quite unusual and unsettling?

2. Why is Vivek so angry with Kavita and Chika when he comes back from Mary's church in Part II?

3. What does Maja's marital problem reveal about cultural attitudes towards women Nigeria?

4. Why does Osita start spending much more time at home in Part II?

5. What item of Vivek's is Osita desperate to find after his death?

6. Why does Kavita come to find Osita when he disappears for several weeks following Vivek's death?

7. Why does Osita apologize to Vivek in Part II?

8. What is one reason for Chika's and Kavita's growing apart in their marriage?

9. What does Chika think is a bad omen for Vivek, from the day of Vivek's birth?

10. What illness does Osita realize Vivek suffers from in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do various characters in the book, including Kavita, Maja, Charles, Eloise, and Chika view infidelity in marriages? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the overall effect on the reader of Emezi's choice to use colloquialisms and slang throughout the novel's dialogue? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Emezi chose to write the book using a mix of perspectives from different characters' points of view? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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